BUSI 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 46: Role Conflict, W. M. Keck Observatory, Organizational Commitment
3 Apr 2018
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Employee orientation programs - designed to introduce new employees to their job, other employees, and the organization. Main content of most orientation programs consists of health and safety issues, terms and conditions of employment, and information about the organization. Another purpose of new employee orientation programs is to begin conveying and forming the psychological contract and to teach newcomers how to cope with stressful work situations. Orientation programs that are designed to help newcomers cope with stress are called realistic orientation program for entry stress (ropes: teach newcomers how to use cognitive and behavioural coping techniques to manage workplace stressors. Most take place during the first week of entry and last one day to one week. Orientation programs are an important method of socialization because they can have an immediate effect on learning and a lasting effect on the job attitudes and behaviours of new hires. Have also been found to lower turnover.
